Shane Carwin has been out of action since his July 3rd title fight loss to Brock Lesnar at UFC 116. He was scheduled to fight Roy Nelson on New Year’s Day at UFC 125, but he elected for surgery to correct neck and back pain. Carwin’s next opponent is Jon Olav Einemo from Norway. Einemo is 6 foot 6 and last fought in November of 2006, defeating James Thompson by armbar. Einemo is most famous for winning the Abu Dhabi submission grappling tournament in 2003.
Jun 11th, live on Pay-per-view Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
Shane Carwin (12-1)
Loss Brock Lesnar – Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) UFC 116
Win Frank Mir – KO (Punches) UFC 111
Win Gabriel Gonzaga – TKO (Punches) UFC 96
Jon Olav Einemo (6-1)
Win James Thompson – Submission (Armbar) 2H2H
Loss Fabricio Werdum – Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 31
Win Mindaugas Kulikauskas – Submission (Armbar) Shooto
HT: shane-carwin.com